Awning or canopy



Oct. 21, 1952 E. A. LOWE 2,614,299

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Patented Oct. 21, 1952 UNITED s TAT E s PATENT Y oirar 2,614,299 .AWNINGon oANoPIY Erwin A. Lowe, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Application May7, 1948,;Serial No; 25,766 1 or door from the.elementsiandi from. direct rays of the sun and which will permit a freecirculation of air'therethrough and ahsufficient passage of light so asnot to..materially darken-an enclosure adjacent a'door or window overwhich the awning or canopy is disposed. 7

Another and important objet. of the invention is to provide a rigidawning or canopy of extremely simple construction capable of beingeconomically manufactured and sold and which will be relatively light inweight yet extremely durable so that it can be readily mounted on theframe of a window or door and be detachably supported so that it can beremoved for use only in certain seasons of the year.

A further object of the invention is to provide an awning or canopyformed of a plurality of individually removable sections capable ofbeing removed and replaced if necessary.

Variou other objects and advantages of the invention Will hereinafterbecome more fully apparent from the following description of thedrawings, illustrating presently preferred embodiments of the invention,and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention in the embodimentof an awning applied to a window;

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof taken substantially along a planeas indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the awning frame;

Figure 4 i a fragmentary side elevational view showing the inventionembodied in a canopy for use over a door or the like, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along a plane asindicated by the line 5--5 of Figure 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, and first with reference tothe awning designated generally 6 and illustrated in Figures 1 to 3,said awning includes a frame as seen in Figure 3, designated generally 1including a pair of corresponding upright rear side members 8 which areconnected at their upper ends to an upper crossrail 9. A bottom sidemember [0 is secured to and preferably mortised into each of the framemembers 8 adjacent its lower end and said side members I0 extendoutwardly therefrom substantially at right angles to the members 8 andare connected at their outer ends to the ends of an outer andlowerncros'srail ll." The upper and lower crossrails: Bland-Jlareconnected .at. .their ends and at aplurality of intermediate pointsby rafters [2 which extendtherebetweenandhthe ends of which arepreferably mortisedinto said rails 9 and H. As best seen :inll ig ire 2,the rafters I2 are longitudinally boweddownwardly or inwardly oftheframe land the upper, concave edges thereof are correspondinglynotchedzto. provide the inclined stepped upper surfaces. l3 which areinclined downwardly and outwardly with. respect to the. awning frame 1and the inclination of which increases toward the upper, inner end ofsaid frame. A slat I4 is secured as seen in Figure 2, to each of thealigned steps [3 and said slat projects forwardly beyond the steps andare accordingly disposed in spaced overlapping relationship to oneanother, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2 and are inclined downwardlyand outwardly to form inclined air spaces therebetween which will permita substantially unobstructed passage of air and light through the awning6 but which, due to the pitch of the slats [4 will prevent the directrays of the sun from passing through the awning.

The awning 6 is also provided with side slats l5 which are secured attheir upper ends to the end rafters l2 and at their lower ends to theside members I0 and the adjacent edges of which are spaced apart toprovide additional spaces for the passage of air and light through theawning. The awning frame I is also provided with strips 16 which aresecured to the outer sides of the end rafters l 2 above the slats l5 andwhich are curved to conform to the curvature of said rafters and overliethe upper edges thereof for overlying the ends of the slats I4, as bestseen in Figures 1 and 2. The frame I is also provided with a trimcomprising corresponding side strips I! which are secured to the outersides of the members ill below the slats I5 and an outer strip l8 whichis secured to the outer side of the bottom rail H. The trim strips l1and 18 are provided with depending scalloped bottom edges IS.

The awning 6 may be detachably fastened to the frame 20 of a window 21at its upper edge by means of conventional storm sash hangers 22 andsaid awning may be braced adjacent its lower end by means of wood screwsor similar fastenings 23 which extend through the upright frame members8 and into the window frame 20. Likewise, if desired, any other suitablesecuring means may be utilized for permanently or de mountablysupporting the awning 6 on the window frame 20.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate a canopy, designated generally 24 especiallyadapted for use over a door and which differs in construction from theawning 6 only in that the rafters 25 thereof instead of being bowedinwardly or downwardly are bowed outwardly and upwardly, as clearlyillustrated in Figure 4. The canopy 24 may be mounted on a door frame,not shown, in the same manner that the awning 6 is mounted on the windowframe 20 or may be rigidly or demountably supported in any other desiredmanner.

The awning 6 and canopy 24 are preferably formed of wood with the slats[4 of the awning 6 and the complementary slats of the canopy 24preferably being formed of redwood and with the side slats and trimstrips of the awning and canopy preferably being formed of plywood tothereby provide a relatively lightweight yet extremely durable and rigidconstruction, or the parts may be formed of aluminum.

Various modifications and changes are con templated and may obviously beresorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas hereinafter defined by the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A rigid ventilated covering for doors or windows comprising a framestructure adapted to be mounted on the exterior of a building adjacentto and over a door or window and constructed and arranged to admit arelatively large amount of air and light therethrough, said framestructure including outwardly and downwardly extending rafters havingoutwardly and downwardly inclined steps in the upper surfaces thereof,and slats secured to said steps and projecting outwardly therefrom inspaced overlapping relationshi to one another to provide spacestherebetween for the passage of air and light through the device, saidslats each being of approximately twice the width of the steps tooverlie approximately 3, half of the slat disposed therebeneath, each ofsaid rafters being uniformly bowed throughout its length, each of saidsteps being of the same length and being spaced the same distance fromthe inner arcuate edge of its rafter, the inclination of the steps andof the slats secured thereto varying whereby the amount of light and airadmitted through the door or window covering will be varied in differentportions of the covering.

ERWIN A. LOWE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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